Parting Strength of Mineral Fiber Batt-And Blanket-Type Insulation

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles
for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: C686 − 17
Standard Test Method for

Parting Strength of Mineral Fiber Batt- and Blanket-Type
Insulation1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C686; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Significance and Use

1.1 This test method covers evaluation of strength in tension 3.1 Tensile strength is a fundamental property associated
on mineral fiber batt- and blanket-type insulation products. It is with mineral fiber manufacture since it is influenced by the
useful for determining the comparative tensile properties of type of fiber, the deposition of fiber, the type and the amount of
these products, specimens of which cannot be held by the more bonding agent, and the method of curing the resin to form a
conventional clamp-type grips. This is a quality control bonded insulation product. The test is an indication of product
method, and the results shall not be used for design purposes. integrity and the ability of the product to be successfully
It is not suitable for board-type products. handled and applied in the field.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4. Apparatus
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only 4.1 Constant Rate of Traverse Tension Test Unit of 50-lbf
and are not considered standard. (223-N) capacity calibrated in increments of 0.1 lbf (0.4 N) and
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the having a moving head speed of 12 in. (305 mm)/min or
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the equivalent (see Fig. 1).
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.2 Post-Type Grips with 1-in. (25.4-mm) diameter rods
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- (see Fig. 2).
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 4.3 Die for cutting specimens (see Fig. 3). The O-ring
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor- specimen dimensions are 3 by 4.75 in. (76 by 120.6 mm) in
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- outside diameter, and 1 by 2.75 in. (25 by 69.8 mm) in inside
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the diameter (see Fig. 4).
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical 4.4 Balance to weigh to an accuracy of 0.01 g.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
5. Test Specimen
2. Referenced Documents 5.1 The test specimen shall consist of the entire O-ring cut
2.1 ASTM Standards:2 from the full thickness of the product to be tested.
C167 Test Methods for Thickness and Density of Blanket or 5.2 Specimens shall not be cut from a product that varies in
Batt Thermal Insulations thickness 65 % from normal when tested in accordance with
E171 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Flexible Barrier Test Method C167.
Packaging 5.3 No specimen shall be tested that exhibits any obvious
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to damage in the insulation or that shows delamination within the
Determine the Precision of a Test Method insulation thickness.
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6. Conditioning
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 on Thermal
Insulation and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.32 on Mechanical 6.1 Condition the specimens for 1 h in a room maintained at
Properties. atmospheric conditions of 73.4 6 1.8°F (23 6 1°C) and 50 6
Current edition approved May 1, 2017. Published May 2017. Originally
approved in 1971. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as C686 – 90 (2011)ε1. 2 % relative humidity in accordance with Specification E171.
DOI: 10.1520/C0686-17.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 7. Procedure
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 7.1 Weigh each specimen to the nearest 0.01 g and record
the ASTM website. the weight.
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FIG. 1 Tension Test Units
FIG. 3 Specimen Die Cutter
FIG. 2 Post-Type Grips

7.6 Apply the load; read and record the maximum load to
failure to the nearest 0.1 lbf (0.4 N).
7.2 Attach the post-type grips to the tension test unit and
align the grips in the vertical plane. 7.7 Test ten specimens each cut in the machine and cross-
machine directions. If the machine direction is not readily
7.3 Adjust the speed of the moving head to 12 in. (305 determinable, refer to the longest dimension of the sample to
mm)/min. be tested as lengthwise and call the shortest dimension cross-
7.4 Set the stops of the moving head until the grips are wise.
approximately 1⁄4 in. (6.3 mm) apart in the starting position.
8. Calculation
7.5 Place the specimen on the post-type grip (higher density
side first if it is evident that such exists) so that both posts are 8.1 Calculate the parting strength, S, in grams per gram as
within the oblong hole of the specimen. The high density side follows:
of the specimen shall be in contact with the post shield. S 5 ~ L 3 453.59! /W (1)
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9. Report
9.1 The report shall include the following:
9.1.1 Thickness and density of the product being reported in
accordance with Test Method C167,
9.1.2 Weight and load at failure of each specimen,
9.1.3 Calculated parting strength for each specimen,
9.1.4 Total number of specimens tested in both the machine
and cross-machine direction, and
9.1.5 Average of the parting strength in the machine and
cross-machine direction.
10. Precision and Bias3
10.1 Precision—An interlaboratory round robin involving
four laboratories and three specimens was conducted in 1988.
Specimens were tested in both machine and crossmachine
directions. The three mineral fiber samples were typical of
current production. Table 1 gives the results of the round robin
which were analyzed using Practice E691 guidelines.
10.2 Bias—Since there are no reference materials available
for this test method, it is not possible to estimate bias.
FIG. 4 Test Specimen
11. Keywords
11.1 insulation; physical strength; tensile strength
where:
L = breaking load, lbf, and 3
Supporting data have been filed at ASTM International Headquarters and may
W = weight of specimen, g.
be obtained by requesting Research Report RR:16-1013.
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TABLE 1 Interlaboratory PrecisionA
Machine Direction Cross-Machine Direction
Material Parting Parting
S CV,% LSD S CV,% LSD
Strength, lb/g Strength, lb/g
A 0.670 0.032 4.77 0.506 0.539 0.042 7.79 0.579
B 1.468 0.064 4.36 0.715 1.367 0.104 7.61 0.912
C 0.383 0.024 6.27 0.438 0.285 0.007 2.46 2.236
A
The symbols used represent the following:
S = standard deviation,
CV = percent coefficient of variation (S × 100 ⁄mean), and
LSD = least significant difference between two individual test results based on a 95 % confidence level 52 œ2S.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles

Standard Test Method for

1. Scope 3. Significance and Use

FIG. 1 Tension Test Units

FIG. 3 Specimen Die Cutter

FIG. 2 Post-Type Grips

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